This is the information page about the shipwreck Kintyre, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 55 53.195 N,4 53.988 W (55.861316666667, -4.9531166666667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Adono
2. Akka
3. Amy (possibly)
4. Arab (possibly)
5. Arthur
6. Beagle
7. Brent 1
8. Brent 2
9. Brent 3
10. Brent 4
11. C22
12. Caledonian (possibly)
13. Captayannis
14. Carronade
15. Cawnpore
16. Champion
17. Cormorant 1
18. Cormorant 2
19. Cormorant 3
20. Cougier
21. Cumbrae
22. D 36
23. D46
24. D5
25. Eilean dhu
26. Elf 3
27. Elf 4
28. Endeavour
29. Europa
30. Fernlea (possibly)
31. Franleon
32. Greenock
33. Hms arsenal (probably)
34. Hms dasher
35. Hms seagull
36. Hms topaze
37. Iona i
38. Isabella of wigton (probably)
39. Jubilee star
40. Kintyre
41. Lady gertrude
42. Laurrandine
43. Liz of ashton (possibly)
44. Mary anning
45. Ocean (possibly)
46. Osprey (fore part)
47. Ovington (probably)
48. Penola
49. Portland (possibly)
50. Princess of wales (fore section)
51. Rhoda (possibly)
52. Spray (possibly)
53. Tuscan
54. Urd (possibly)
55. Wallachia

 

Name: KINTYRE

Length 56.4 meter, width: 7 meter, draught: 3.7, tonnage 314 ton

Cause: sank following a collision with ss maori.

Year of registration: 1907

Water depth above wreck: 38 meter, Height above seabed: 100 cm

Known since: 1907, last detected: 2000

Details measurements/cartography: 24.9.07 WK [OLD SYMBOL] LIES S 045DEGS W, 2.5C FROM WEMYSS PT. (SHIPPING GAZETTE, THE TRUSTEES, CLYDE LIGHTHOUSES)

- NM 1333/07. H1915/35 8.5.35 DELETE FROM CHARTS. (AUTHORITY NOT STATED) H1310/80 3.3.80 HAD IRON HULL, SINGLE FUNNEL, 2 MASTS. LAUNCHED 10.6.1868. (P. MOIR, PRESTWICK). H1310/81/2 POSN GIVEN AS 555342N, 045454W. (D MCENTEE, GLASGOW) NCA YET. H1310/82/13 28.4.82 LOCATED IN APPROX LISTED POSN IN GEN DEPTH 40MTRS. LIES, WITH HULL VIRTUALLY INTACT AND SOME SUPERSTRUCTURE AFT OF FOR'D HOLD, ON,STEEP SAND SLOPE. BOW SHOALEST PART, WHERE DIVERS GUAGE DEPTH 36MTRS AT 281200A MAR 82 OBTAINED. (P. MOIR, 21.4.82) CHART AS WK PA 34MTRS. R/P. H4065/85 18.2.87 EXAM'D 29.6.86 IN 555312N, 045355W USING TRISPONDER [2 LOP]. LEAST E/S DEPTH 34 IN GEN DEPTH 33-43MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 4MTRS, LENGTH 50MTRS. LYING 100/280DEG, UPRIGHT AND ON A STEEPLY SLOPING SEABED. (HMS HECLA, HI 322) G/S. 3.4.00 PLATING FALLEN AWAY FROM HULL. HULL MORE INTACT ON PORT SIDE. WRECKAGE EMBEDDED IN SEAFLOOR. LARGE GASH CAUSED BY COLLISION ON STBD SIDE JUST BEHIND ENGINE ROOM. ROOF OF ENGINE ROOM MISSING GIVING GOOD VIEW OF LARGE BOILER. (DIVER MAGAZINE APRIL 2000)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: UPRIGHT

Position: 55 53.195 N,4 53.988 W

 

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